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Kenyan Families of Recruits in Ukraine War Demand: “Bring Our Sons Home”

Relatives of Kenyan nationals conscripted by the Russian army are demanding action from the government | SIMON MAINA / BARRONS

Family members of men, believed to be fighting on behalf of Russia in the Ukraine conflict, are demanding the government helps their sons return. They claim their sons were lured into the fight with job offers, amid claims over a thousand Kenyan nationals were recruited after a briefing by the Kenyan National Intelligence Service.

ByAnna Faraja
OnFebruary 20, 2026

Kenyan Intelligence Says Over 1,000 Citizens Recruited to Fight for Russia in Ukraine

An image of Clinton Mogesa, 29, who died while fighting for Russia while Kenyan Intelligence Says Over 1,000 Citizens Recruited to Fight for Russia in Ukraine | Ukraine Defence Intelligence

Kenya’s National Intelligence Service has told parliament that more than 1,000 Kenyans were recruited to fight for Russia in the war against Ukraine. Recruits were allegedly lured with promises of high pay and foreign jobs, with dozens reported dead, missing, hospitalized or still deployed on the front lines.

ByAnna Faraja
OnFebruary 20, 2026

Drone Strike in Sudan’s Kordofan Kills Aid Workers and Civilians

Sudan's map showing Kordofan region | Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

"At least three aid workers were killed and others injured in an air strike in Sudan's Kordofan region, said to be related to fighting between paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. It hit a humanitarian aid convoy that was bringing in food and medical supplies, and shows the increasing danger to relief efforts".

ByAnna Faraja
OnFebruary 20, 2026

Cardinal Polycarp Pengo, Emeritus Archbishop of Dar es Salaam, Dies at 81

The late Cardinal Polycarp Pengo, Archbishop Emeritus of Dar es Salaam | Vaticannews

Cardinal Polycarp Pengo, the Archbishop Emeritus of Dar es Salaam, has died at 81 while receiving treatment at the Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute.

ByNyambita Magoma
OnFebruary 20, 2026

Tanzania treason trial of opposition leader Tundu Lissu continues with courtroom drama and laughter

Tundu Lissu, CHADEMA'S chairman and the former member of Tanzanian Parliament | BBC

In this week’s proceedings of Tundu Lissu’s treason trial, exchanges were tense as the opposition leader acting as his own counsel put questions to prosecution witnesses, provoking laughter, by highlighting inconsistencies in their answers.

ByNyambita Magoma
OnFebruary 20, 2026

Robert Mugabe’s Son, Bellarmine Arrested After Gardener Shot at Johannesburg Home

bellarmine Mugabe Arrested After Gardener Shot | SABC

Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, the youngest son of the late former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, was arrested in Johannesburg on Thursday after a gardener at his Hyde Park residence was shot and left in critical condition, South African police confirmed.

ByAnna Faraja
OnFebruary 19, 2026

Major Fuel Supply Agreements are Signed by Libya as Fuel Imports From Non-Western Sources Decline

General view of the Libyan state National Oil Corporation (NOC) in Tripoli, Libya July 14, 2022. | REUTERS/Hazem Ahmed

Tripoli’s government announced new fuel supply contracts with major Western energy traders and firms today, highlighting a dramatic shift in how the country sources gasoline and diesel and reshaping its role in Mediterranean energy markets.

ByAnna Faraja
OnFebruary 19, 2026

Airtel Tanzania and VETA Launch Mobile Platform for Technical Skills Learning

Airtel Tanzania Launches VSOMO | TechAfrica

A new mobile learning platform launched today will allow Tanzanians to study technical skills theory and prepare for practical training straight from their phones.

ByAnna Faraja
OnFebruary 19, 2026

37 Killed in Suspected Carbon Monoxide Poisoning at Illegal Mine in Nigeria

At least 37 people have died after suspected carbon monoxide exposure at an illegal mining site in northern Nigeria, local authorities confirmed as investigations began.

ByNyambita Magoma
OnFebruary 19, 2026

South Africa: 4 Dead, 31 Injured After Bus Crashes on N1 Near Zimbabwe Border

A bus travelling from Gauteng to Zimbabwe crashed on the N1 in Limpopo on Thursday morning. | Limpopo Department of Transport and Community Safety/ Facebook

A long-distance bus from Gauteng to Zimbabwe veered off the N1 highway near the border, leaving at least four dead and dozens injured as rescuers worked to free trapped passengers.

ByNyambita Magoma
OnFebruary 19, 2026

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Kenyan Families of Recruits in Ukraine War Demand: “Bring Our Sons Home”

Kenyan Intelligence Says Over 1,000 Citizens Recruited to Fight for Russia in Ukraine

Drone Strike in Sudan’s Kordofan Kills Aid Workers and Civilians

Cardinal Polycarp Pengo, Emeritus Archbishop of Dar es Salaam, Dies at 81

Tanzania treason trial of opposition leader Tundu Lissu continues with courtroom drama and laughter

Robert Mugabe’s Son, Bellarmine Arrested After Gardener Shot at Johannesburg Home

Major Fuel Supply Agreements are Signed by Libya as Fuel Imports From Non-Western Sources Decline

Airtel Tanzania and VETA Launch Mobile Platform for Technical Skills Learning

37 Killed in Suspected Carbon Monoxide Poisoning at Illegal Mine in Nigeria

South Africa: 4 Dead, 31 Injured After Bus Crashes on N1 Near Zimbabwe Border

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